The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited: He must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

A man sits as many risks as he runs.

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

A peace which depends upon fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Nothing do I regret more in my student life that thay my teachers were not my friends

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.

Man wonders over the restless Sea........ the flowing waters...... the sight of the sky....... and forgets that as all wonders, man him self is the mast wonderful.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.